Paul "Teflon" Hurst

I am at a loss to explain what has happened to the team that got off to a great start to the season and led the league by 4 pts barely 2 months ago.

8 defeats in 9 in all competitions ......the wheels have come off big time. And ANY manager will be under huge pressure after a shocking run like this.

Several things worry me in particular. Some of the teams we have lost to , are simply put, not good teams. Aldershot, Kidderminster, Wealdstone....

Some of the decent we have played like Notts and Chesterfield we simply didnt ask enough questions.

At the moment there seems little self belief in the players. We go behind and its like going back to last season the game is virtually over. We simply dont look like getting back into games. The goals have dried up.

This is not just a couple of gamers now. This is over 2 months or the same old story week in week out. And the manager does not seem to have any idea how to turn it around. At this rate we will be bottom half by the early New Year. You can forget play offs........hopefully enough pts in the bag to keep us clear of danger.....hopefully.

I am not one for changing manager every 5 minutes but how long can this current run be allowed to continue unchecked.

Quoted from GollyGTFC

Ian Holloway won 11 out of 33 league matches as Town manager and achieved 40 points. That is a win percentage of 33.3% and 1.21 points per game. The 10 league games before IH was appointed yielded 8 points.

Paul Hurst has won 15 out of his 44 league matches since returning and achieved 55 points. That is a win percentage of 34.1% and 1.25 points per game. The 10 league games prior to PH returning yielded 8 points also.

Discuss…

Both excrement managers.

Quoted from hampshiremariner

I've given up bothering. Every week you think, surely we are going to get a point or two today and build up your hopes. The hoped for result never materialises. Another Saturday night in the doldrums.

This season has been worse because the excellent start was a false dawn, meaning the disappointment level from the last ten games has gone into freefall.  In the end, what's the point? This is especially so if you go a long way back with this club and remember the good times. As someone said, the mighty Boreham Wood are coming to give us a lesson and who would have thought that twenty years ago? Even my grandson asks 'how many did Town lose by today'- it's the norm now.

Excellent post, sums up how I feel. When I was watching Whymark v Chelsea, Clive against most teams, or Ivano v West Brom I could never have imagined  us being where we are now…, and anxious about facing Boreham Wood FFS  
We played well early season, but did have a bit of luck here and there, and teams have sussed us out now.
We need to go back to 442, and work on being a bit more inventive going forward
I think Hurst will get more time, but surely we need to stay close to the playoffs, and if not in striking distance end of Jan / early Feb we should seriously consider a change of Manager

Roll out Ginny and Foraz Hurst apologists 9 L in 20 is shocking on the back of taking us down. Even they can’t see this through rose tints.

Quoted from GibMariner

Roll out Ginny and Foraz Hurst apologists 9 L in 20 is shocking on the back of taking us down. Even they can’t see this through rose tints.

Don’t forget maringer, ska face and herts gtfc

At least we're not as bad as the England Cricket t.....hang on a minute

Quoted from GibMariner

Roll out Ginny and Foraz Hurst apologists 9 L in 20 is shocking on the back of taking us down. Even they can’t see this through rose tints.

You are clearly too thick to grasp my point.

I was pleased we got Hurst Back, after the bad bunch of managers we had had
And although he failed to keep us up, the start this year seemed to suggest he was the man, but, after this now dreadful run and almost knowing if we concede first we lose, I must admit I’m wobbling on him
But if he did go I have absolutely no idea who we should go for??

Really!!!  

Did not insult you mate, just seen all your posts making large this that and the other. If your in the know fine, but I won’t insult you.

Quoted from chipsandgravy

You not totally wrong but you know my problem with you Sir Matt is you were no where to be seen on here during our unbeaten run. Get into a losing streak and here you are back here again. Think you used the expression during that unbeaten run "I'm converted". Well that conversion didn't last long did it?

I said he was beginning to grow on me and that I might have been wrong about him, however eight defeats in nine games is unacceptable and this run of form would surely mean the sack for 99% of managers in charge of clubs in this country !

I never had you down as the easily pleased brigade Chips ! FFS !